I kindly request that the…

I kindly request that the government of Ontario not pursue this regulation and remove any and all pursuit of interfering with municipal affairs. As someone that drives a car, bike lanes are not the cause of traffic, cars are the cause of traffic. Adding more cars by removing the option for people to cycle will only increase the number of cars on the roads and cause further gridlock. Bike lanes controbute to safe and productive streets that allow businesses to thrive, while more car lanes are a burden on the budget. I was under the impression that this government is fiscally responsible?

There is countless amounts of evidence to support, the city of Toronto has evidence to support this, smaller Ontario towns have evidence to support this. The best way to reduce traffic is to provide viable alternatives to driving, through bike lanes and public transportation. More car lanes has never worked anywhere in the world to reduce traffic through the phenomenon of induced demand.

Furthermore, I kindly ask the Progressive Conservative government to stay in their lane and work on provincial affairs, like health care and education. Leave municipal affairs to the municipalities.

Finally, if this regulation is kept, I will not be voting for the Ontario PC party in the next elections and I will advise evryone I know not to vote due to this clear lack of judgement from the government.